Klaus Kröll

Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012.[1] He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Klaus Kröll
Kröll in March 2008
Born (1980-04-24) 24 April 1980
OccupationAlpine skier
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubSport Union Öblarn
World Cup debut8 January 2000 (age 19)
Websiteklaus-kroell.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 – (200217)
Wins6 – (4 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums24 – (21 DH, 3 SG)
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2012)
Discipline titles1 – (DH, 2012)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Pra LoupDownhill
Gold medal – first place2000 Mont-Sainte-AnneSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2000 Mont-Sainte-AnneDownhill

Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.

Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.[1]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2012 Downhill

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
200221332416
200322275010
2004232912
2005244620
200625322512
2007264821
200827418
2009281282
201029352512
20113010123
201231751
20133212142
201433433717
2015346422
201635635123
2017369528

Race podiums

  • 6 wins – (4 DH, 2 SG)
  • 24 podiums – (21 DH, 3 SG)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200314 Dec 2002France Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill2nd
200628 Jan 2006Germany Garmisch, GermanyDownhill2nd
200829 Jan 2008Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
200912 Dec 2008Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
23 Jan 2009Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st
24 Jan 2009Downhill3rd
7 Mar 2009Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
20106 Mar 2010Downhill3rd
201115 Jan 2011Switzerland Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
29 Jan 2011France Chamonix, FranceDownhill3rd
12 Mar 2011Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill2nd
13 Mar 2011Super-G2nd
20122 Dec 2011United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill3rd
29 Dec 2011Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill3rd
21 Jan 2012Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill3rd
3 Feb 2012France Chamonix, FranceDownhill1st
2 Mar 2012Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G1st
3 Mar 2012Downhill1st
201324 Nov 2012Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
18 Jan 2013Switzerland Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
23 Feb 2013Germany Garmisch, GermanyDownhill3rd
2 Mar 2013Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
201430 Nov 2013Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
201616 Jan 2016Switzerland Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200928910
20113011
2013324

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20062522
2010299
20143322

References

  1. McKee, Hank (14 March 2012). "Svindal wins Schladming DH, Kroell holds on to title". Ski Racing. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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